VSSN's Discussions in Healthcare Breakfast-Series 2-Temecula, CA

🕗 Event Schedule

April 24th | Discussions in Healthcare – Series Session #2

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast Networking
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Discussions in Healthcare (Facilitated Dialogue & Breakouts)

📍 Location: Mt. San Jacinto College – Temecula Campus Room 513

Discussions in Healthcare – 2026 (Session 2) is the second convening in a quarterly series focused on women’s healthcare for veterans, military- and veteran-connected spouses, surviving spouses, and their dependents, with intentional attention to caregiver dynamics that shape women’s health outcomes.

This April 24th session centers on women’s health across veteran-connected households, including:

• Women veterans navigating care
• Women spouses navigating civilian and VA-adjacent systems
• Veterans serving as caregivers for civilian female spouses
• Caregivers supporting female veterans

This series builds the capacity of Community Navigators, healthcare providers, educators, and systems leaders to improve access, continuity, and coordination of care for women whose health needs intersect with military service, caregiving roles, and complex systems.

• Strengthen women-centered care navigation within healthcare and community settings
• Improve coordination across systems serving women veterans, spouses, and caregivers
• Reduce barriers to quality, gender-responsive, veteran-informed care
• Foster shared language, trust, and collaboration among providers, navigators, and caregivers

Escalation, Transitions & Health Complexity

Focus on how women veterans and women spouses navigate:

• Chronic and complex medical conditions
• Reproductive, maternal, and behavioral health
• Acute, specialty, inpatient, post-acute, and long-term care

❓ Opening Question:
What barriers do women veterans and women spouses face when moving into higher levels of care, and what strategies have helped ensure continuity and follow-through?

Supporting Women’s Health Through Caregiver Navigation

Focus on veterans who serve as primary caregivers for civilian female spouses navigating:

• Chronic illness, injury, disability, or aging-related conditions
• Fragmented civilian systems that may lack veteran-informed support

❓ Opening Question:
How can providers better support veteran caregivers while ensuring civilian female spouses receive coordinated, compassionate care?

Women’s Health, Military Experience & System Navigation

Focus on caregivers supporting female veterans as they navigate:

• VA and community-based healthcare systems
• Service-related and gender-specific health needs

❓ Opening Question:
What challenges arise when caregivers support female veterans’ healthcare needs, and what would improve coordination and understanding across systems?

Participants will leave with:

• Clear strategies for supporting women’s health across veteran-connected households
• Practical tools for caregivers supporting women veterans and women spouses
• Increased confidence navigating VA-informed and civilian healthcare systems
• Stronger alignment between providers, navigators, and community partners

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